They do suck for regular reloading, but if you roll crimp 2 1/2 shells or slugs or whatever, they make a beautiful roll crimp. I cast and load my own slugs and these things are great. The same attributes that make them suck for star crimping make them great for roll crimping.

I was nxt to a STS reload today and WALA ---It seperated,brass from hull---
Just thought I'd pass that along---It took 15 min to get the hull out of the bbl---I don't want to jinx myself but been using new AAs for a few yrs now and no problem---I load them on a Mec and a Dillon---JMO---George@SJB---

A person would have to be crazy to purchase new AA shells and then sell them for $.01 apiece or even worse give them away. The price for a flat of AA shells is the same as for a flat of STS and anyone can get $.04 to $.05 apiece for the STS hulls.

I am curious---I have been shooting new AA reloads and have been shooting nxt to those that shoot them also---So far I haven't heard of any serious problems.
Note that I shot nxt to a STS reload today and the shell came apart---I hear about the two part hull but if loaded with Win components and on a Mec they load perfect---They slip into the chamber perfect also without resizing---
What's the beef???Just wondering---SJB---